• sushibowl@feddit.nl
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    3 months ago

    It’s really sad to me that one of the most powerful tools in the republican campaign’s arsenal is juvenile nicknames for their opponents. An actual Trump campaigning innovation: Lying Ted, crooked Hillary, sleepy Joe, etc. And it works. Like really, really well.

    Turns out many voters are swayed by elementary school level debate tactics.

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      3 months ago

      It’s not sad. It’s by design.

      Same thing as “orange man bad”. It takes away critical thinking and simplifies the issue for their little brain.

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      3 months ago

      That makes sense though, given how many voters have an elementary school level maturity and education.

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        3 months ago

        Any voter that stupid is no longer a voter, they are a drone. There’s no choice in the vote, they are reacting to basic stimulus, like a pillbug avoiding light.

        It seems like only one party wants and creates drones.